diff --git a/testsuite/pytests/sli2py_regressions/test_ticket_349.py b/testsuite/pytests/sli2py_regressions/test_ticket_349.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# test_ticket_349.py
+#
+# This file is part of NEST.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2004 The NEST Initiative
+#
+# NEST is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# NEST is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with NEST.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import nest
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not nest.ll_api.sli_func("statusdict/have_gsl ::"), reason="Requires GSL")
+def test_ticket_349():
+    """
+    Regression test for Ticket #349.
+
+    Ensure that a multimeter handles illegal entries in the record_from list gracefully
+    and that an empty record_from list does not cause the simulation to crash.
+
+    Author: Hans Ekkehard Plesser, 2009-07-02
+    """
+
+    # First test: Connect with illegal entry
+    nest.ResetKernel()
+    mm = nest.Create("multimeter")
+    n = nest.Create("iaf_cond_alpha")
+
+    r = nest.GetDefaults("iaf_cond_alpha")["recordables"]
+    rfail = [f"{item}_foo" for item in r]
+
+    mm.set(record_from=rfail)
+
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+        nest.Connect(mm, n)
+
+    # Second test: Connect with illegal entry first, then retry with legal list
+    nest.ResetKernel()
+    mm = nest.Create("multimeter")
+    n = nest.Create("iaf_cond_alpha")
+
+    r = nest.GetDefaults("iaf_cond_alpha")["recordables"]
+    rfail = [f"{item}_foo" for item in r]
+
+    mm.set(record_from=rfail)
+
+    try:
+        nest.Connect(mm, n)
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+    mm.set(record_from=r)
+    nest.Connect(mm, n)
+
+    # Third test: Connect multimeter with empty list, then simulate
+    nest.ResetKernel()
+    mm = nest.Create("multimeter")
+    n = nest.Create("iaf_cond_alpha")
+    mm.set(record_from=[])
+    nest.Connect(mm, n)
+
+    nest.Simulate(10.0)
+
+    events = mm.get("events")
+    assert len(events["senders"]) == 0
+    assert len(events["times"]) == 0
diff --git a/testsuite/regressiontests/ticket-349.sli b/testsuite/regressiontests/ticket-349.sli
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-/*
- *  ticket-349.sli
- *
- *  This file is part of NEST.
- *
- *  Copyright (C) 2004 The NEST Initiative
- *
- *  NEST is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
- *  (at your option) any later version.
- *
- *  NEST is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *  GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with NEST.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- */
-
-/*
- * Regression test for Ticket #349.
- *
- * Ensure that multimeter connects with entries in record_from list that do not match target node
- * do not leave any trace in target node, so that attempt with corrected list succeed.
- *
- * Ensure that simulation does not crash when multimeter has empty record_from list. 
- *
- * Hans Ekkehard Plesser, 2009-07-02
- *
- */
-
-(unittest) run
-/unittest using
-
-% The following test needs the model iaf_cond_alpha, so
-% this test should only run if we have GSL
-skip_if_without_gsl
-
-% First test: connect with illegal entry
-{
-  ResetKernel
-
-  /mm /multimeter Create def
-  /n  /iaf_cond_alpha Create def
-
-  /r n /recordables get def
-
-  % take first element, add _foo to create string not in recordable list, append
-  /rfail r dup (foo_) exch { cvs join (_) join } Fold cvlit append def
-
-  mm << /record_from rfail >> SetStatus
-
-  % shall provoke error
-  mm n Connect
-} fail_or_die
-
-% Second test: connect with illegal entry first, then re-try with legal list
-{
-  ResetKernel
-
-  /mm /multimeter Create def
-  /n  /iaf_cond_alpha Create def
-
-  /r n /recordables get def
-
-  % take first element, join all recordables to create non-existing entry
-  /rfail r dup (foo_) exch { cvs join (_) join } Fold cvlit append def
-
-  mm << /record_from rfail >> SetStatus
-
-  % shall provoke error, we must catch it manually
-  mark
-  { mm n Connect }
-  stopped
-  {
-    % remove error code
-    errordict /message undef
-    errordict /command undef
-    errordict begin /newerror false def end
-
-    % clear stack
-    counttomark npop pop % need to pop mark separately
-  } 
-  {
-    % we should have gotten an error, we didn't, so we raise one
-    /ticket-349-test-2 /ExpectedErrorNotRaised raiseerror
-  }
-  ifelse
-
-  % try with correct list
-  mm << /record_from r >> SetStatus
-  mm n Connect
-
-} pass_or_die
-
-% Third test: connect multimeter with empty list, then simulate. Must not crash.
-{
-  ResetKernel
-
-  /mm /multimeter Create def
-  /n  /iaf_cond_alpha Create def
-  mm n Connect
-
-  10 Simulate
-
-  % see if we can get an events dictionary, must contain empty times and senders arrays
-  mm /events get 
-  dup /senders get cva length 0 eq
-  exch /times get cva length 0 eq
-  and
-
-} assert_or_die